IND vs PAK, Women’s Asia Cup 2024 Highlights: India beat Pakistan by 7 wickets

Written By Chankesh Rao | Updated: Jul 19, 2024, 09:47 PM IST

India vs Pakistan Women’s Asia Cup T20 2024 Live Score

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Pakistan's captain, Nida Dar, won the toss and chose to bat first against India led by Harmanpreet Kaur in the Women's Asia Cup 2024 at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Dambulla on Friday.

India comes into the tournament as the clear favorites, having emerged victorious in seven of the last eight editions. Harmanpreet's squad is also the reigning champions, having secured the title in the previous tournament held in Bangladesh in 2022.

This eight-team tournament will be played in the T20I format for the fifth consecutive edition, serving as a crucial stepping stone for the upcoming ICC Women's T20 World Cup scheduled to take place in October-November in Bangladesh. India heads into the match following a 1-1 T20I series draw against South Africa. Meanwhile, Pakistan enters the contest after suffering a 0-3 defeat to England at home in May.

Pakistan's captain, Nida Dar, won the toss and chose to bat first against India led by Harmanpreet Kaur in the Women's Asia Cup 2024 at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Dambulla on Friday.

India comes into the tournament as the clear favorites, having emerged victorious in seven of the last eight editions. Harmanpreet's squad is also the reigning champions, having secured the title in the previous tournament held in Bangladesh in 2022.

This eight-team tournament will be played in the T20I format for the fifth consecutive edition, serving as a crucial stepping stone for the upcoming ICC Women's T20 World Cup scheduled to take place in October-November in Bangladesh. India heads into the match following a 1-1 T20I series draw against South Africa. Meanwhile, Pakistan enters the contest after suffering a 0-3 defeat to England at home in May.

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Follow highlights of IND vs PAK Women's Asia Cup match here.

09:38 PM

IND vs PAK Women’s Asia Cup Live Score: India Women won by 7 wkts

Sadia Iqbal is set to bowl what could potentially be the final over of the game. With anticipation building, Jemimah Rodrigues steps up to the plate and delivers the winning run with a powerful hit. 

PAKW 108 (19.2)

INDW 109/3 (14.1)

09:37 PM

IND vs PAK Women’s Asia Cup Live Score: IND 104/3 in 13 overs

Harmanpreet Kaur elegantly drives the ball through square leg for a single. Hemalatha, eager to make a big impact, attempts a powerful shot but unfortunately gets caught out by Tuba Hassan at point.

09:35 PM

IND vs PAK Women’s Asia Cup Live Score: IND 101/2 in 12 overs

Bowled! Delivery slipped between the bat and body as the batter advanced down the track in an attempt to make solid contact. A look of disappointment was evident on Shafali's face as she made her way back to the pavilion.

09:03 PM

IND vs PAK Women’s Asia Cup Live Score: IND 86/1 in 10 overs

Mandhana confidently advances down the track in an attempt to powerfully strike the ball. However, she is unable to execute the shot cleanly, resulting in her being caught out by Aliya Riaz at short midwicket.

09:02 PM

IND vs PAK Women’s Asia Cup Live Score: IND 57/0 in 6 overs

Smriti greeted Tuba with a boundary as she elegantly stepped forward to hit the ball towards the covers. She followed it up with another boundary, this time sending the ball over square leg to bring up India's 50 runs.

08:51 PM

IND vs PAK Women’s Asia Cup Live Score: IND 42/0 in 5 overs

Shafali scores four runs with two impressive shots, hitting the ball over the fielders inside the circle and towards the covers. She follows it up with another boundary, sending the ball towards long-off.

08:46 PM

IND vs PAK Women’s Asia Cup Live Score: IND 23/0 in 3 overs

Sadia chooses a shorter length and confidently drives the ball through mid-on and mid-wicket for a boundary. She follows up with another well-placed shot through the gaps in the field. Sadiq delivers a short ball once more, prompting Shafali to elegantly move onto the backfoot and skillfully beat the cover and point fielders for another boundary.

08:43 PM

IND vs PAK Women’s Asia Cup Live Score: IND 12/0 in 2 overs

Smriti scored four runs with a flick towards deep mid-wicket. Shafali is now back on strike. The over ends with a single run.

08:28 PM

IND vs PAK Women’s Asia Cup Live Score: IND 6/0 in 1 over

Sadia skillfully directed the ball towards the leg stump, which Shafali expertly flicked off her pads to send it racing to the square leg fence for a boundary. The over concluded with a couple of well-executed singles.

08:23 PM

IND vs PAK Women’s Asia Cup Live Score: PAK 108 in 19.2 overs

Patil takes her second wicket in the next ball, bringing an end to the innings.

08:13 PM

IND vs PAK Women’s Asia Cup Live Score: PAK 94/9 in 18 overs

Radha made an audacious attempt to take a catch, but unfortunately dropped it. However, she quickly recovered and threw the ball directly at the stumps at the keeper's end, resulting in Syeda Shah being dismissed for another wicket. This over proved to be disastrous for the Pakistani team, as Deepti also managed to scalp Nashra Sandhu, getting her out for a golden duck.

08:08 PM

IND vs PAK Women’s Asia Cup Live Score: PAK 87/6 in 16 overs

Shreyanka is now entering her third over. Tuba skillfully executes an inside-out shot, sending the ball soaring over the covers for a boundary.

08:03 PM

IND vs PAK Women’s Asia Cup Live Score: PAK 81/6 in 15 overs

Pakistan scores another four runs as Fatima confidently drives the ball through the field towards the boundary in the cover region.

08:02 PM

India vs Pakistan Women’s Asia Cup Live Score: PAK 67/6 in 14 overs

Excellent play by Renuka as she dismisses Sidra with a catch at point. Renuka continues her impressive performance by quickly sending Iram Javed back to the pavilion, taking two wickets in two balls.

08:01 PM

India vs Pakistan Women’s Asia Cup Live Score: PAK 60/4 in 12 overs

Out! Nida Dar attempted a powerful shot but failed to achieve the necessary distance, resulting in Hemlatha making a catch at long-on.

08:01 PM

India vs Pakistan Women’s Asia Cup Live Score: Hello and Welcome!

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